Pediatric Grand Rounds (CME): Addressing the Crisis of Children’s Mental Health: Bringing the Village to the Children

Rudene Marie Di Carlo, MD, MPH, Lectureship in Pediatrics
Addressing the Crisis of Children’s Mental Health: Bringing the Village to the Children

SPEAKER
Tami Benton, MD
Psychiatrist-in-Chief & Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
 

SESSION DESCRIPTION
This session will describe the current state of children’s mental health, its impacts, major challenges, solutions and needed advocacy for systems change. Examples of innovative solutions and priority advocacy initiatives will be discussed.

EDUCATION GOALS

• Participants will describe common psychiatric presentations for youth and their impacts.
• Participants will describe two innovative approaches to addressing the current mental health challenges to care access.
• Participants will discuss two major threats to children’s mental health that require action and focus by pediatricians and mental health professionals.

ZOOM INFORMATION
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CME ACCREDITATION
This session is eligible for CME credit. To claim CME credit, text code to (844) 560-1904 to confirm attendance. A new code will be provided at beginning of the session.